T. Walker and Co
Makers of stoves of 58 Oxford Street, Birmingham.
1841 The business of Thomas Walker
1847 Advert: Patent self feeding Phoenix Stove
1849 Thomas Walker of 58 Oxford St: Patent Phoenix Stove & Patent Rotary Boot Shoe Heel Manufacturer[1]
1854 Thomas Walker, engine maker of Oxford Street. Birmingham.
1855 Won a prize medal at the Paris Exhibition of 1855.[2]
c.1855 An advert in 1880 claimed the business had been supplying the Royal Navy (presumably with sounding instruments initially) for 25 years[3]
1858 T. Walker, stove manufacturer, 54 Oxford St, and engine builders, of Oxford St.[4]
1862 Thomas Walker patented the first 'Walker Ship Log'. This was a refinement of Edward Massey's design by Thomas Walker.[5]
The business became Thomas Walker and Son and T. Walker and Son